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Was it Gatanothor's influence? Or a flaw in the Titans themselves?
Lu Xuan hadn't forgotten that, apart from Ultraman Tiga, all the other giant statues were created by the ancient civilization itself.
Based on my older sister's past complaints, whenever the concept of "artificial Ultraman" is involved, berserk behavior, loss of control, and even turning evil are common plot developments—commonly known as creating a father for oneself.
An ancient civilization single-handedly mass-produced giant stone statues.
However, it was also because of the giant stone statue that their own civilization was completely destroyed.
Thinking about it this way, it would be rather unreasonable if the giant body I've assimilated into didn't have some flaws.
Regardless, let's go inside this ruin and take a look!
As his gaze gradually moved past the undulating reefs, Lu Xuan finally locked onto the entrance to the R'lyeh ruins.
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Sixth Avenue, Tokyo, Japan.
After a long night of work, Daigo managed to sleep until the afternoon, which was a rare treat.
But when he walked out of his secondhand shop, his face looked unusually pale, as if he hadn't rested all night.
"What's wrong? Didn't you get enough rest?"
Saki, who was engrossed in playing a game on an arcade machine, noticed Daigo's expression at a glance and asked in surprise.
"No, it was just a nightmare..."
Daigo shook his head slightly, still feeling a bit dizzy, and managed a weak smile.
"What nightmare?"
Hearing Daigo's explanation, Saki became even more curious.
Not only Saki, but even Kuzuha Jiro, who was playing with her, looked up in surprise.
"How about I ask my mom to take a look? She's really good at this!"
The "my mother" that Kuzuha Jiro refers to is naturally Lady Kurama.
After Saki's corrections and guidance, Kuzuha Jiro and Lady Kurama's everyday language gradually began to become more modern.
"It's nothing serious, just a nightmare."
Daigo gently declined Kuzuha Jiro's suggestion, genuinely feeling it was no big deal.
"I dreamt that I was trapped in endless darkness, and no matter how hard I struggled, I couldn't get out. My body kept falling down..."
"After waking up, everything returned to normal."
Slowly rubbing his temples, Daigo promptly changed the subject and asked.
"Where's Lu Xuan? Did that guy go to audit another class again?"
Upon hearing this, Saki decisively shook her head and said.
"No, that guy just got a call and probably went to take care of some company business."
"He had promised to spend the whole day with Jia'er, but now he can't."
Daigo blinked involuntarily, showing no surprise whatsoever.
Given Lu Xuan's personality, even if nothing much happened today, he would probably find an excuse to leave Jia'er with Saki.
"Speaking of which, where is Jia'er?"
"Why don't I see her?"
After looking around, Daigo's attention quickly focused on Kari.
As for the previous nightmare?
Daigo no longer cared about it at all.
"Jia'er?"
“My mom took her shopping, saying she was going to buy her some clothes that would suit girls.”
Although he was talking about Kari, Kuzuha Jiro was clearly criticizing Saki's taste in his words.
"Ugh, just thinking about that makes me angry!"
"What's wrong with the clothes I picked? The clothes I picked are clearly very nice!"
"Lady Nine-Tailed Fox hasn't had contact with the outside world for hundreds of years. Can she keep up with the times?"
So what followed was Saki and Kuzuha Jiro's noisy daily life, where they constantly bickered about each other's tastes.
Daigo, who witnessed all of this, maintained a smile throughout, enjoying this rare moment of ease and comfort.
Isn't the reason I keep fighting so hard just to maintain this daily routine?
This kind of relationship involves friends venting to each other and partners trusting each other...
That is the source of hope that has always driven Daigo forward.
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Chapter 227 The Three Dark Giants
In the dark depths of the ocean, the existence of time and space is imperceptible.
As Lu Xuan followed the entrance to the R'lyeh ruins and slowly crept inside, he was enveloped in endless darkness.
The darkness was not the gloom of the seabed, but some far more terrifying abyss.
Fortunately, Lu Xuan had anticipated this. He gently turned his wristwatch to activate the scanning function and gained a general understanding of the terrain in the darkness.
After navigating countless twists and turns and passing numerous ruins, Lu Xuan finally arrived inside the ruins.
Here, Lu Xuan saw collapsed stone pillars, damaged murals, and even more so, those ancient relics hidden beneath the ruins.
Despite the passage of time, the original forms and functions of those relics are no longer discernible, but one can still vaguely discern the artistic achievements of an ancient civilization.
However, contrary to Lu Xuan's expectations, he was unable to find any high-tech products in these wreckages.
There are only two possibilities. The first possibility is that the technology of the ancient civilization was different from that of modern humans, and even the technological path of the entire universe.
Those seemingly technologically unsophisticated ancient relics are actually technological products that Lu Xuan cannot yet comprehend.
However, considering that Lu Xuan's true form is a Gaelic, this possibility is not high.
After all, if this universe has technological products that even he cannot understand, then he simply cannot imagine how advanced their civilization is.
Therefore, Lu Xuan felt that his second guess might be more reliable.
That is, the R'lyeh ruins were not created by an ancient civilization.
This is an altar or temple built by a race that predates even the ancient civilizations, specifically to worship Gatanothor.
Furthermore, judging from the architectural style here, this ancient race is very likely not a land-based civilization, but rather an intelligent race that originated in the ocean.
Although this ancient race possessed intelligence, it did not develop a more technologically advanced civilization.
Or rather, they became the Gatanothor's kin before they developed a more technologically advanced civilization, until the species became extinct.
This is the interference of a higher-level "god" in the progress of civilization.
Everything can be explained by "God," and everything can be left to "God" to arrange...
For such a race to break free from ignorance and develop the ideals of the humanities is no less difficult than getting them to rebel against the gods they believe in.
It would be better if the gods they worship didn't exist.
The problem is that Gatanothor is a real evil god, and to defy Him is tantamount to suicide.
【Pity……】
Shaking his head slightly, Lu Xuan quickly arrived at the true core area of this ruin.
This is a huge square.
Towering stone pillars support the dome, and massive, visible cracks divide the entire ruin into countless small pieces.
Directly in front of the ruins are the crumbling walls that once stood as a temple.
Just like the front hall of every temple, used to worship the gods and receive the worship of believers.
Everything arranged here is to showcase the greatness and achievements of the gods.
However, compared to the murals used to depict Gatanjah.
The most striking feature of this front hall is actually the altar that was originally used to enshrine the statues of gods.
Because what is now enshrined on that altar is not Gatanothor, but three strange giant stone statues.
Those three giant stone statues are fifty or sixty meters tall.
Each one was in a strange pose, looking as if it were roaring, angry, or howling.
The moment Lu Xuan saw the three giants, he recognized them.
Those were not statues of gods to be worshipped, but the bodies of three ancient giants from thirty million years ago.
The giant stone statue on the left, with its hands covering its ears as if struggling in pain, is the agile warrior Hitler, who appears in "The Final Holy War".
The giant stone statue on the right, with its strangely twisted body as if it were bearing some kind of enormous pressure, is Darram, the powerful warrior who appears in "The Final Holy War".
As for the giant woman in the very center, with one hand outstretched to the sky and an expression of disbelief on her face, she is Camilla, the warrior of love and hate who appears in "The Final Holy War".
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"They are the dark warriors who fell into darkness along with Tiga 30 million years ago."
Without a sound, a faint light appeared beside Lu Xuan.
Along with this faint light, the darkness of the entire underwater temple was also dispelled.
It was as if a full moon had suddenly risen in the silent night, its gentle light illuminating the surroundings and calming the restlessness in Lu Xuan's heart.
"You Lian?"
Slowly turning his head, Lu Xuan looked at the figure that had appeared out of nowhere beside him with a surprised expression.
Because this figure was none other than Yu Lian, who was wearing a white priest's robe.
However, the Yu Lian before her was clearly different from the artificial intelligence in the ancient time machine.
At this moment, the You Lian who appeared in front of Lu Xuan was not only lively, but the compassion and sorrow between her brows were something that a mere artificial intelligence could not simulate.
"It's a pleasure to meet you in person, Lu Xuan..."
"Or rather, I should call you Galvin."
Seemingly sharing memories with her artificial intelligence, You Lian bluntly revealed Lu Xuan's identity.
"You shouldn't have come here; it's dangerous for you."
Raising an eyebrow slightly, Lu Xuan, keenly sensing something, asked in return.
"Have you been watching me?"
"Through that ancient time machine?"
Lu Xuan originally thought that Yu Lian, who appeared in "The Final Holy War", was an artificial intelligence from the ancient time machine.
In the theatrical version, it arrived at the R'lyeh Ruins by using Megumi's body.
Judging from the current situation, Yuzare, who appeared in "The Final Holy War", seems to have been lurking in the ruins of R'lyeh all along.
According to the original plot, it was only after Megumi arrived that she appeared using her identity as a "medium" and temporarily sealed the dark power within by setting up a barrier.
"It's not a matter of surveillance, because the artificial intelligence in the time machine is a backup of Yuzare's personality."
"Whenever the time machine is activated, it automatically synchronizes its memories with mine, letting me know exactly what's happening outside."
Yuzare, who casually mentioned the relationship between the time machine and herself, and who had already achieved "immortality" in a certain sense, continued.
"Besides, I'm not the real Yuzare either."
“The real Yu Lian died 30 million years ago; I am merely a wisp of her will left here.”
“You can think of me as the ‘safety valve’ of the R'lyeh ruins, a ‘personalized barrier’ that will only be activated at the most critical moment.”
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